Switch eShop deals – BioShock 2 Remastered, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, more
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Neon Abyss, Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection, Rogue Legacy, and more.
Here are the full highlights:
A new Tera Raid Battle event has been announced for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, which is set to feature Typhlosion.
The Typhlosion here will be of the Ghost Tera Type, and features the the Mightiest Mark. You’ll be able to encounter it in 7-star Raids.
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened isn’t out just yet, but we do have a launch trailer for the game. Frogwares is looking to highlight the remake of its nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure.
Here’s what to expect from the game:
Original (4/7): Yesterday, Microsoft made it so that emulators will no longer run on Xbox Series X | S consoles in retail mode. The reason for that apparently comes down to Nintendo.
With the latest Xbox console, emulating titles from past consoles has been made easier than ever. That includes emulation of past Nintendo platforms – something that the Big N wouldn’t be happy about. The ban prevents normal Xbox consoles (sold to consumers) from running such tools.
Nintendo has updated its maintenance schedule for the coming week, and there’ll be a little bit of Switch downtime in a few days. Transferring user and save data will be impacted.
The current Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of April 9, 2023 is as follows:
There’s more news about box office sales for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, with reports coming in that the film is generating $204.6 million in the United States in its first five days. It beat out Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’s $200 million Wednesday-Sunday opening.
For Easter weekend openings, The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($146.36 million) is behind Batman vs. Superman ($181 million) and Furious 7 ($161 million). The film is on track to set a new global opening record for an animated movie at $377.2 million assuming overseas is still at $173 million by tomorrow morning.
Universal domestic distribution chief Jim Orr said of The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s success:
Original (3/4): Yet another Pokemon has been announced for Pokemon Unite, with Lapras now set to join the fray. We know that it will be available in April.
New creatures have been announced for Pokemon Unite pretty regularly. Earlier in the week, Zacian was made available. That’s to be followed by Goodra, who will be appearing on March 16, 2023.
In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for March 2023.
After coming in second last month, Minecraft climbs back to the top. Metroid Prime Remastered, which was #1 in February, moves down to #5. Have a Nice Death was a new release and managed to crack the top ten.
The full lineup is as follows:
Square Enix has come out with another update for Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, and version 1.0.3 is now available.
Numerous fixes and improvements are included. These include a BGM timing adjustment and more.
The full patch notes for Theatrhythm Final Bar Line’s version 1.0.3 update are as follows:
